Toy figure



May 15, 192s.

1,669,993 H. MULLER TOY M GURE Filed July 7, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 11 May 15,' 192s. 1,669,993

H. MULLER TOY FIGURE Filed July v, 1927 2 sheets-sheet "2 is distinguished by simplicity and 'Patented May l5.,- 1928.

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This invention relates to aItoy-i'gure comprising a mechanism to be operated from the outer side and by means of which a nodding and turning movement of the head can be produced. The invention has for its object to improve the natural impression of the toy-figure and this object is attained by connecting the underjaw of the mouth or snout in such a manner with a pulling or pressing element to be operated from the outer side so that the snout or mouth may be opened in any position which the head assumes. The arrangement may be made in such a manner thattwo operating elements the one independent of the other are pro vided the one for moving the head and the other for opening the snout. rlhe two kinds of movement might however be controlled vby the operation of only one of the elements.' rlhe invention relates further to the special construction of the toy figure which cheapness. Several embodiments of the invention are shown, by way of example. in the accompanying drawings in which Figs. 1-4 show a toy-ligure imitating a monkey with two separate and ,independent elements for moving the head and the iinderjaw and Figs. 5-7 show a toy-gure with elements dependent the one of the other 'for moving both parts. Fig. 1 show a toy-figure of the `first form of construction in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows in top plan view the movable underjaw. v

Fig. .4 shows in front elevationv the lower portion of the head without the movable underjaw.

Figi 5 is a vertical section showing a modified form of toy-figure.

Fig. 6 is a section at right angles to 5. Fig. 7 is a section on line 7--7 of Fig. 5.

a tubular support 2 rotatably mounted in transverse disks 4 and 5 fixed in the body 3. Stops 6 and 7 serve for preventing shifting of the tubular support 2 in vertical direction. The tubular support 2 is slit at the upper end, the arms ofl this slit portion being bent so thata fork 8 is formed. In this fork an axle 9 is journalled, theends offjwhich project into. bearing holes in the wall of the head. At the points `Where these The head 1 of the toy-ligure is carried by maar', and in Germany apra is, ieee..V

bearing holes are situated the wall of the head has cavities 30. rlhe head is adapted to oscillate in a vertical plane around the axle 9. The oscillating. movement can be controlled from the outer side by means of a rod 10 which is located inl the tubular support 2 and bent at its outer end in rearward direction to form a tail 11. The upper forwardly bent end of rod 10 which forms 4an eye engages over the axle 13 journaled in the wall of the head. This axle 13 serves at the same time as pivot Vaxle for the mov able underjaw.l

When the rod 10 is being pushed up and l ulled down the head oscillates forward and ackward around the axle 9 and when the rod 10 is turned with the aid of the tail 11 the head turns together with the tubular support 2. The plate which forms the underjaw and is oscillatable around the axle 13 is constructed like a two-armed lever 14, 16. The

. arm 16 of this lever, whichrearwardly projects into the head of the toy ligure, is subdivided by incisions into three portions. The two outer portions 17 17 are curved in upward direction. The central portion 18 is curved in downward direction. To this central portion 18 avrod 19 is connected which passes throughk the tubular sup ort 2 and has at its lower end, a ring-sha e han-l dle 20. In the head of the toy-figure an elastic voice 21 is inserted, which bears at the upper end on the wall of the head and rests at the lower end on the upwardly curved portions 17 of plate 16, said plate being pressed downward g by theaction of a spiral spring 31', arranged in the voice, so that the plate 14 of the underjaw is normally held in thev closed position. When rod 19 is pushed upward or pressed with the ring 20 upon a support, the voice 21 is compressed and the mouth ofthe toy-figure opens, a sound being produced lwhen the compression of the bellows is strong enough.

The point of connection between the rod 19 and the portion 18 of .plate 16 is site uated substantially in the sametran'sverse plane as the oscillatingr axle 9 of the head and at the same time coaxially with the pivot axle 2 ot said head. In this manner 1t becomes possible, to open the mouth in any position of the head.

In order that the rod 19 for operating the mouth be not impeded by the oscillating mit axle ofthe head; this axle is set off in rearward direction between the arms of fork 8 of the head support. Theset off portion prevents at the same time endwise shifting ofcthe axle `in the fork 8, said axle beingA secured in its position by the cavities in the wallof the head.

In order to make the movable underjaw as true to nature as possible, a piece of soft cloth, for instance of plush, is arranged lbetween the jaw plate 14 and the neck to imitate a beard. This piece of cloth is lclamped between the jaw plate 14 and a plate' 23 vresting upon said jaw plate. The two plates are connected the one `with the other in such a manner that the edge of the' upper plate is bent downward over the corresponding edge of the jaw plate. Herefrom results a smooth :Fitting of the beard. .The upper plate 23 is cup-shaped at the inner portion and in this cavity a piece of cloth 25 is arranged, which is preferably of red obtained.

. passed through a tubular support 2 of rec-V tangular cross section.

- For the rod 19 a pull-element might also be substituted. The rod presents however thel advantage that the toy-figure can be made to carry outhopping movements on a support, the mouth-opening and the voice being sounded at every hop. VThe loose mounting of the voice in the head facilitates considerably the manufacturing of the toy-igure.

In the toy-ligure shown in Figs. 5 to 7 the element 10 for moving the head and the element 39 for operating thefmouth are The rod 19 is bent .l at the upper end and thestud 36 which is thus formed passes through a Hap 37 cut out-'of and bent down from the rear extension 16 of the jaw-plate 14. The lower-end of rod 19 is hingedly fixed on one arm 38 ofvan elbow-lever 38. 39. which is'mounted between the lower enlarged portions of the side-walls ofthe head-support 2. The other arm of. the elbow-lever is downwardly inclined and its end bears on the rod 10 for the operation of the head, said rod 10 passing between said elbow-lever and the rear- Wall of the head-support 2. An eye at the upper end of rod 10 is' placed over the axle l13 ofthe hinge of the .movable lower jaw 14.

When rod 10 is being moved up and down the head swings around the ends of .axle 9 and when the rod 10 is further pressed obliquely forward it makes the elbow-lever 38, 39 oscillate so that the arm 38 of said lever lifts the rod 19. This rod 19 makes the j aw-plate 14 oscillate around the axle 13 in opposition to the action of the spring 31, located in the voice 21, and which makes the mouth close as soon as the oblique pressure on rod 10 ceases. In this manner itis possible to produce, by means of the handle 11 of rod 10, a -movement of the head as well as of-the mouth.

The opening of the mouth and the sounding of the voice may be produced,.besides by the rod 10, by banging the toy-figure on a support. With this object in View a downwardly directed rod 40 is xed to the arm 38 of the elbowlever, the movements of said arm being transmitted to rod 19. Other movements of the toy-figure might be evi- 'dently derived from the arm 38 or rod 19, for instance the arms and legs of the toyyfigure might be moved when the mouth is .being opened.

Rod 10 has a curved portion 41 which,

overlaps the curved portion 42 of rod 19 so that these rods lie Hat the one at the side coupled 'to the head for oscillating the same, and an operating element extending through the hollow shaft and operatively coupled to the jaw for oscillating the same.

2. A toy ligure comprising a body, a head, a hollow shaft extending through the body -through the hollow shaft and operativelyA for rotating'the head, a horizontal transverse shaft carried bythe hollow shaft -and on which the head is mounted to oscillate, a movable jaw carried by the head and having an operating arm extending into the head I in rear of its pivot, a rod extending through the hollow shaft and coupled @to said arm' for oscillating the head on its transverse axis, a. rod extending through the shaft and coupled to the jaw for oscillating the same, .A

and a sounding device arranged in the head in the path of movement of the arm so as to be operated by said arm when the jaw is oscillated. 1

3. A toy figure having a movable head, an element for moving said head. a horizontal axle inY said head. an underjaw oseillatably` mounted on said axle, an arm extending l iso .rearwardly from said underjaw and subof the arm and arranged between the same divided into three portions, theouter por?A and the up er'walls of the head so'as to be' tions being curved upwardly and the central collapsed wlen the push element is operated 10 portion being curved downwardly, a, push to move the underjaw.

5 element attached to said central portion, and In testimony whereof I ai'x my signature.`

a,v collapsible and expansible sound producing device resting upon said outer portions HEINRICH MLLERr 

